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What was agreed at WTO negotiations in Abu Dhabi?
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators failed to break a deadlock on major reforms in the early hours of Saturday despite talks extending deep into overtime in Abu Dhabi, in what some delegates said was a triumph of national interest over collective responsibility.
2 March 2024, 11:03 AM
WTO fails on major reforms, extends digital tariff ban in Abu Dhabi meeting
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators failed to break a deadlock on major reforms on Friday despite talks extending deep into overtime in Abu Dhabi, in what some delegates said was a triumph of national interest over collective responsibility.
2 March 2024, 10:50 AM
BGMEA for removal of non-tariff barriers to Indo-Bangla trade
BGMEA president meets Bangladeshi high commissioner to India
29 February 2024, 15:46 PM
Banks’ offshore operations to receive a boost
Offshore banking units have been relieved from maintaining cash reserve ratio
29 February 2024, 15:11 PM
Reliance, Disney announce giant India media merger
India's Reliance Industries and Walt Disney have agreed to merge their Indian media businesses, creating a $8.5 billion entertainment giant in the world's most populous nation
29 February 2024, 06:44 AM
India seeks reforms on agriculture, disputes system at WTO meeting
India hopes to reach a deal on a key element of agricultural reform as well as the restoration of the World Trade Organization's arbitration powers at a high-level meeting in Abu Dhabi this week, its trade minister said on Wednesday
29 February 2024, 05:10 AM
Toyota's global output rises by 7% in January
Output for January increased to 740,332 vehicles, while worldwide sales rose about 11 percent
28 February 2024, 05:16 AM
Russia bans fuel exports for 6 months from March 1
Russia on Tuesday ordered a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to keep prices stable amid rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for maintenance of refineries in the world's second-largest oil exporter
27 February 2024, 14:31 PM
Grameen America grants $4 billion loans for women entrepreneurs in 27 US cities
It will be on course to invest $5 billion within 2030
27 February 2024, 11:21 AM
Alibaba's South Asian e-commerce giant Daraz announces layoffs in memo
Daraz Group has announced layoffs across the group to "adopt a more streamlined and agile structure", acting Chief Executive Officer James Dong said on Tuesday in an internal memo to employees reviewed by Reuters
27 February 2024, 08:23 AM
Google steps up Microsoft criticism, warns of rival's monopoly in cloud
Microsoft and Amazon have recently attracted scrutiny in Britain, the EU and the US over their market power in cloud computing
27 February 2024, 05:34 AM
Smartphone makers bet on AI to revive sales
Smartphone makers are packing their latest devices with flashy new artificial intelligence tools to reignite consumer demand
27 February 2024, 05:20 AM
Biden or Trump, hawkish economic approach on China to intensify
Despite differences between Democrats and Republicans, analysts expect Washington's approach to Beijing will only become tougher
26 February 2024, 12:51 PM
US businesses urged to invest more in Bangladesh
World Bank Alternate Executive Director Ahmad Kaykaus says at a seminar in Texas
26 February 2024, 12:10 PM
Biden or Trump, hawkish economic approach on China to intensify
Analysts expect Washington's approach to Beijing will only become tougher, whether Biden or former president Donald Trump wins another White House term
26 February 2024, 11:37 AM
Indians spending less on food, more on discretionary items
Indians are spending less on cereals, including wheat and rice, and pulses, but more on beverages, refreshments and processed food
26 February 2024, 07:44 AM
Disney, Reliance have signed binding media pact
Walt Disney and industrial conglomerate Reliance Industries have signed a binding pact to merge their media operations in India
26 February 2024, 05:27 AM
Tokyo pledges a further $4.9 billion to help TSMC expand Japan production
TSMC, which is also expanding in the US and Germany, plans to ramp up to mass production in Japan before the end of the year
26 February 2024, 05:16 AM
Europe's shoppers still shell-shocked
When a $500 Electrolux oven briefly went on sale for 1 percent of its list price in Hungary last week, within hours shoppers flooded the online store with thousands of orders.
24 February 2024, 18:30 PM
Suspicious transactions in banks
The number of suspicious transactions rose 65% year-on-year to 14,106 in FY23
24 February 2024, 12:03 PM